Wales and Real Madrid footballer Gareth Bale has become a father for the second time

Gareth Bale and Emma Rhys-Jones have welcomed their second daughter, Nava Valentina, to the family.

The 26-year-old footballer announced their new arrival yesterday. He said he was ‘delighted to welcome another beautiful baby daughter’. The couple already have a three-year-old daughter Alba Viola, who was born in Wales in October 2012.

Childhood sweethearts Gareth and Emma live in Spain together where Gareth plays for Real Madrid.

The name Nava is believed to be the Hebrew word for pretty or pleasant.